Information determining method and communication device

Abstract

Embodiments of this application provide an information determining method and a communication device, pertaining to the field of wireless communications technologies and including: performing, by a first communication device, a first operation; where the performing a first operation includes at least one of the following: obtaining first information, where the first information includes at least one of the following: a first timestamp of a target data packet, a sampling frequency, information for identifying the target data packet, and information for identifying a target burst to which the target data packet belongs; performing a first sub-operation of the first operation based on the first information; and performing a second sub-operation of the first operation.

1 . An information determining method, comprising:
 receiving, by a first communication device, from a third communication device, a first monitoring configuration; wherein the first monitoring configuration is used for requesting to monitor first jitter information; and   performing, by the first communication device, a first operation; wherein   the performing a first operation comprises:   determining first jitter information; wherein the first jitter information is jitter information associated with a data periodicity.   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein a value of the first jitter information comprises a time difference between an arrive time of a target data packet of a target burst first arriving at the first communication device and a start time of the target burst. 
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 2 , wherein the start time of the target burst is inferred based on the data periodicity. 
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the first monitoring configuration is further used for requesting to monitor the data periodicity;
 Wherein the performing a first operation further comprises: determining the data periodicity.   
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein before the performing, by a first communication device, a first operation, the method further comprises:
 receiving, by the first communication device, from the third communication device, first assistance information, wherein the first assistance information comprises: the data periodicity.   
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein after the performing, by a first communication device, a first operation, the method further comprises:
 sending, by the first communication device, to the third communication device, the first jitter information.   
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the data periodicity is a data periodicity in the downlink direction or a data periodicity in the uplink direction. 
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the first communication device comprises a User Plane Function (UPF), and the third communication device comprises a Session Management Function (SMF). 
     
     
         9 . An information determining method, comprising:
 sending, by a third communication device, to a first communication device, first monitoring configuration;   wherein the first monitoring configuration is used for requesting to monitor first jitter information; wherein the first monitoring information is jitter information associated with a data periodicity.   
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 9 , wherein the first monitoring configuration is further used for requesting to monitor the data periodicity. 
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 9 , further comprising:
 sending, by the third communication device, to the first communication device, first assistance information;   wherein the first assistance information comprises the data periodicity.   
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 9 , wherein the data periodicity is a data periodicity in the downlink direction or a data periodicity in the uplink direction. 
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 9 , further comprising:
 receiving, by the third communication device, the first jitter information from the first communication device.   
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 13 , further comprising:
 sending, by the third communication device, the first jitter information to a radio access network RAN network element.   
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 9 , wherein the method further comprises:
 receiving, by the third communication device, from a fourth communication device, a first monitoring requirement, and/or third assistance information;   wherein the third assistance information comprises a data periodicity;   wherein the first monitoring requirement is used for requesting to monitor the first jitter information.   
     
     
         16 . The method according to  claim 15 , wherein the first monitoring requirement is further used for requesting to monitor the data periodicity. 
     
     
         17 . The method according to  claim 9 , wherein the first communication device comprises a User Plane Function (UPF), and the third communication device comprises a Session Management Function (SMF). 
     
     
         18 . An information determining method, comprising:
 sending, by a fourth communication device, at least one of the following to a third communication device: a first monitoring requirement, or third assistance information;   wherein the first monitoring requirement is used for requesting to monitor first jitter information;   
       wherein the third assistance information comprises a data periodicity. 
     
     
         19 . The method according to  claim 18 , wherein the first monitoring requirement is further used for requesting to monitor the data periodicity. 
     
     
         20 . The method according to  claim 18 , wherein the third communication device comprises a Session Management Function (SMF), and the fourth communication device comprises a user plane function (UPF).